Eni: products and technologies supporting the sustainability of Milano Cortina 2026

Eni is a Premium Partner of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games with the aim of supporting this major Italian event also through sustainability-related initiatives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Eni aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, and for decades it has been investing in the research and development of technologies able to progressively contribute to the decarbonisation of industrial processes and products, and to accelerate the transition towards alternative energies. These expertise, technologies and products are being made available to the Games, starting with the energy carriers that will be used: overall, more than 90% of the fuels that Eni, through Enilive, will supply to power the Games will be derived from renewable feedstocks.

HVO diesel biofuel for mobility and electricity generation

At its Venice and Gela biorefineries, Enilive produces HVO diesel biofuel mainly from waste and residues, such as used cooking oils, animal fats and residues from the agri-food industry. HVOlution diesel is a pure HVO fuel, i.e. it is not blended with fossil fuels, and is suitable for all diesel engines approved for its use, both for transport and for electricity generation, as a replacement for conventional diesel. HVOlution is available at around 1,500 Enilive Stations in Italy.

‘Arctic’ HVO diesel biofuel

For the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, at its Venice biorefinery Enilive produced an ‘arctic’ HVO diesel featuring exceptional cold-performance properties and capable of ensuring full operability down to -28°C. This biofuel has been specifically developed to power a wide range of high-altitude applications, including buses used to transport Olympic Family athletes, National Committees, Federations and spectators, the vehicles used by the Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, and the vehicles used for the set-up of competition venues, such as snow groomers, as well as generator sets used for electricity production.

For Milano Cortina 2026, around two hundred and fifty electricity generators of varying power ratings and efficiency levels will be used, fuelled by HVO diesel, contributing to a reduction in the Games’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The average GHG reduction has been calculated along the value chain, based on the feedstocks processed and on the intended uses for the Milano Cortina 2026 Games, and ranges between 70% and 80%*.

Bio-LPG for the Olympic and Paralympic Torches

With the same attention towards a higher sustainability, Eni and Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, have developed the Olympic and Paralympic Torches. These are the first torches in Olympic history to achieve the ReMade® Class A certification for the content of recycled material with which they were produced**. Also, the burner – the technological heart of the torch that brings the Flame to life – is fuelled with bio-LPG produced at Enilive’s Gela biorefinery from 100%renewable feedstocks. The handle contains an insert made of XL EXTRALIGHT®, an ultra-light polymeric material produced by Finproject (a Versalis company) from a Versalis polymer containing 60% bio-naphtha derived from renewable raw materials.

The Olympic Torch Relay

Eni is also a Presenting Partner of the Olympic Torch Relay, which began its journey in Rome on December 6 and is lighting up several areas where Eni is present, before arriving in Milan on February 6. The Torch Relay represents an important opportunity to create moments of sharing among communities and local areas in which Eni and its subsidiaries operate.  Further details are available at: https://www.eni.com/en-IT/media/press-release/2025/11/eni-accompanies-the-olympic-torch-relay-for-milano-cortina-2026.html

_{*The calculation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions savings achieved through the use of Enilive’s HVO during the Olympic and Paralympic Games does not refer to each individual litre of product used, but results from a weighted average of the individual GHG savings associated with the production volumes destined for the Italian market. In the first three quarters of 2025, Enilive’s HVO diesel for transport achieved an average GHG emissions reduction of 79%, calculated across the entire value chain, compared with the reference fossil fuel mix in accordance with the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). This average was weighted on the basis of the feedstock batches actually processed at Enilive’s Venice and Gela biorefineries, and the calculation was performed in line with the RED criteria for products intended for transport. For power generation, the estimated GHG emissions saving for HVO diesel was 71%. This figure was calculated by considering an average electrical efficiency of approximately 38% for the generators deployed at the event in the Milan area and at the mountain venues, determined as a weighted average of the efficiencies of individual generators based on their respective fuel consumption. All calculations were carried out in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex V of the European Renewable Energy Directive (RED), taking into account the sustainability characteristics of Enilive’s HVO production destined for national consumption in the first nine months of 2025.}

_{** Recycled material content of over 60%.}